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LepraNews
Winter 2014
www.lepra.org.uk
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1984 H Kamuzu r D y c n e ll xce e b e r - H is E w i, la id t h la a M f o 20th Octo t n is o u r s t Pr e s id e n t y r e . “ It la B in B a n d a , F ir e n o the n d a t io n s t to remove ly n o Lepra fou t o it s n t is p r o je c to correct d n a y a h o p e in t h d to ent ic h e x is t s ut to prev b s n io t le p r o s y w h a il s and mut t io n s .” d e f o r m it ie re genera u t u f in 1971 e enc it s o c c u r r
1972: An ATV appeal by Noele Gordon (an actress in the Crossroads series) led to a leprosy village in Nigeria being renamed “Crossroads Village”.
1990:
Our BOLEP project began in Sonepur in Orissa state where the caseload was 8,514: the highest number of cases in the district projects.
June. Sixteen visually impaired cub scouts from the 23rd Sevenoaks group, who attended the Royal London School for the Blind, raised more than £8,000 for Lepra research.
We became one of the first associations to use multidrug therapy and in 1976 became a full member of the International Federation of AntiLeprosy Associations (ILEP).
1977 More than 800 people, including many celebrities, donated to the Ring Appeal. An auction at Sotheby’s in London raised £38,000 for reconstructive surgery and an auction in Glasgow raised £22,000.
1988
1989: The inaugural meeting of the Leprosy Society of India. This extension to the Lepra family celebrates its 25th anniversary in February 2014.
1974: After 50 years in London, we relocated to Colchester
1978:
A new development – a “blister pack” with one month’s dated supply of drugs, first suggested by Lepra consultant Dr Colin McDougall to help patients to keep track of their medication. Lepra’s order for India at the end of the year cost £271,000.
W e ce le br a te d ou r d ia m on d ju bi le e w it h a se rv ic e of th a nk sg iv in g a t Al l Ha llo ws by th e To w er ch ur ch , Lo nd on , a tt en d ed by HM th e Q ue en a nd T he Ar ch bi sh op of Ca nt er bu ry R ob er t R un ci e
1972: HRH the Duke of Gloucester, our Vice President, visited the Kumi Leprosarium in Uganda.
1975:
Ashley Cooper’s Munroes Challenge, supported by our President Chris Bonington and others, raised more than £7,000
Our fundraising appeal featured Dapsone collection cards
18th February Mr Terry Vasey, Lepra Director, dedicated a new reconstructive surgical hospital, in Muniguda (Orissa, India),funded by the States of Jersey through Lepra. 1994:
1992 We funded research into a new surgical technique in cooperation with the Royal College of Surgeons in London and a southern India leprosy centre. Early results showed a 70% success rate in restoring sense of touch and temperature to damaged feet and hands.
1991
We started a Book of Remembrance to record any legacy or donation made “in memoriam” or in lieu of flowers and also recognition of outstanding service.
1994
7th December The Commonwealth Carol Service at St Martin in the Fields was organised by the Commonwealth Trust in aid of Lepra. The address, written by author P D James, was delivered by actor Paul Scofield.
1982: Our first Edinburgh to St Andrews bike ride, which continues in 2014!
1984
Our jewellery appeal - “An Eye for a Gem – a Gem for an Eye” – raised funds for eye surgery and for training of medical workers in identifying and assisting with eye damage caused by leprosy.
The BBC Children’s Television Blue Peter Appeal featured a “bring and buy sale”. The appeal, which raised more than £2.7 million enabled us to begin new programmes in India and Brazil. We launched our Junagardh Leprosy Control Programme (JUNLEP) project in Kalahandi district in Orissa state, supplying jeeps, motorcycles, and bicycles to get the necessary treatment to patients in remote rural villages. On 14th December 1999, the Blue Peter Health and Research Centre in Hyderabad was inaugurated by Dr Michael J Herridge, Deputy British High Commissioner. The centre continutes to provide services to patients, training for health workers and research into leprosy, TB and HIV/AIDS.
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